Ultra Materials: How Materials Innovation is Changing the World - Hardcover

Beylerian, George M.; Dent, Andrew H.

 
9780500513828: Ultra Materials: How Materials Innovation is Changing the World

Synopsis

Building on the reference qualities of its companion volume, Material ConneXion, this new book offers definitive evidence of the way materials have revolutionized the world of applied arts, as well as providing a guide to the very latest material inventions.With its index of 400 new materials and their properties, this key design title is an indispensable resource for all interior, product, graphic and fashion designers; anyone connected with packaging, design, architecture or the environment; and artists and sculptors.

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About the Authors

George M. Beylerian, dubbed ‘the guru of goo (and gels, mesh and resin)’ by The New York Times, pioneered a creative approach to materials for many decades before founding Material ConneXion in 1997. Devoted to researching and evaluating new materials and based in New York, Material ConneXion also has offices in Milan and Cologne.

Andrew H. Dent directs Material ConneXion’s research into innovative materials and processes.

Bradley Quinn is the author of numerous books on fashion, architecture and style.

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